EP 2796172 B1 20180314 - Fall arrest device
Title (en)
Fall arrest device
Title (de)
Absturzsicherungsvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif antichute
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201307322 A 20130423
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2796172A2] A fall arrest device comprising a body having a rope guide path therethrough defined between a cam and a cooperating abutment. The cam is pivotally mounted on the body about a pivot axis extending perpendicular to the rope guide path. The device is provided with an attachment means for attaching the device to a harness, a rope jamming portion of the cam being arranged to be urged towards the abutment to a rope jamming position to arrest movement of the rope through the rope guide path under the action of a load applied to the attachment means. A rope engaging surface of the rope guide path remote from said rope jamming portion of the cam is adapted to grip the rope when the rope acts thereagainst by virtue of a downward load applied to the attachment means.
IPC 8 full level
A62B 1/14 (2006.01); E04G 21/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
A62B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP GB US); A62B 35/0081 (2013.01 - GB); A62B 35/0093 (2013.01 - GB); E04G 21/3204 (2013.01 - US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2796172 A2 20141029; EP 2796172 A3 20150506; EP 2796172 B1 20180314; GB 201307322 D0 20130529; GB 2513337 A 20141029; US 2014311834 A1 20141023
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 14165705 A 20140423; GB 201307322 A 20130423; US 201414259562 A 20140423